POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (April 26, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's women's water polo was defeated in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference by a final scoreline of 17-10 to the Wagner Seahawks. With the loss, the Mountaineers wrap up a 2025 campaign that saw the team finish with a 16-14 overall record and a conference record of 4-7.
 
The match started with two opening goals from Rebecca Valentine and Maria Boix Pascual. After the Mount's opening salvo, the Seahawks went onto score five unanswered during the rest of the first quarter before Anita Radaelli scored, rounding out a 5-3 Wagner first quarter win. Wagner stepped on the pedal in the second quarter, scoring five goals past the Mountaineer defense while Radaelli and Pascual scored again to take the Mount into halftime down 10-5.
 
After coming out of the break down by five goals, the Mountaineers rounded off an impressive 3-2 third quarter win, with goals flying from Valentine and Robyn Currie, with the senior from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania notching her hat trick in the third. Valentine and Currie went onto score once again in the fourth quarter, but with the deficit continuing to grow, the Mount was unable to complete a seven-goal comeback.
 
Valentine capped off a four goal, two steal day in her final day of collegiate water polo. Currie, Pascual, and Radaelli all notched braces in front of net in the semifinal, with the sophomore from Monza, Italy aiding her teammates with our assists. Olivia Fernie notched seven goals in the cage for the Mountaineers during the match against Wagner.
 
Wagner 17, Mount St. Mary's 10
 
Team                          1    2    3    4    F 
Mount St. Mary's              3    2    3    2     10
Wagner                        5    5    2    5    17
 
Goals: Valentine 4, Currie 2, Pascual 2, Radaelli 2
 
Saves: Fernie 7